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Mechanical Support For A Failing Heart

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 92970

Use of a mechanical pump to take over part of the work of a heart that cannot maintain the circulation on its own. The service covers setting up, running, and adjusting the support rather than the operation to place the device.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mechanical Support For A Failing Heart cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $776 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$182 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$380 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,607Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $174 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$240

AK $741NY $195

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.